Eldest the Snoman

Because we are at the high temp for today. Which is 15*, windchill of -3*. BUT, miracle of all things, as the acapella choir on the radio sings The First Noel, is the sun has come out! A-shinin' on the snow. It almost looks inviting out there. Inviting enough for Youngest, who bundled up and set out in the early grey light to drench himself in snow and cold. Periodically I would step outside and holler for him, just making sure he hadn't frozen to the ground. There was a school delay this morning, due to icy roads and the subzero temperatures. Eldest and Middlest tromped off to the end of the lane to wait for the bus. I made tea, started cleaning the kitchen (Monday morning's task to repair the damage from the weekend). Took the trash out, and there they are, still at the end of the lane! Yikes. So, I got keys and drove the car down to the end of the drive for a windbreak/ warm up. The back doors on Denty are frozen shut, so all pile into the front seat, at which point I realize Eldest is not wearing a coat. Logically, if she doesn't think a coat is necessary, she certainly doesn't need me to be there in the car. Ridiculous. And, if she isn't wearing a coat because she is too "cool" to need a coat, kind of sad.
So, no longer shall I feel guilty about her being freezing waiting for the bus to creep along the country road. Her own design.
On the other hand, the other, wiser kids, who wear hats, gloves, coats and boots might get a ride.
And, those two- my outdoorsy ones- made a wonderful snowman yesterday. He sits in the barn pasture with his jaunty buttons and carrot nose, whipped by the blowing snow, and as unaffected as Eldest by the cold.